OCTOBER 1, 2012 — Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock has completed a complex containership deck crane refurbishment job that called for certification of strict welding procedures by Lloyd’s Register (LR), which approved all
OCTOBER 1, 2012 — With more ships experiencing sudden losses of power, particularly during and after switching to lower sulfur fuel, the UK P&I Club’s latest Risk Focus bulletin examines the causes
OCTOBER 1, 2012 —The offshore wind farm Turbine Access System (TAS) developed by the U.K.’s Houlder Ltd. and BMT Nigel Gee has successfully completed an extensive set of offshore trials. The TAS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 —Turnkey marine joiner and furniture solutions provider US Joiner says that affiliates have completed the purchase of certain assets from Maritime Services Corporation. This acquisition will enable US Joiner
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 — Art Anderson Associates, Bremerton, Wash., has designed a new dredge vessel for Pacifica, a Seattle-based vehicle assembler that recently delivered the 50-foot vessel to a customer for gold
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 — First the bad news, then the good from Transocean Ltd. (NYSE : RIG). Yesterday, the offshore drilling giant announced that the federal court in Rio de Janeiro had
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 — Crowley Maritime Corporation yesterday christened the 16,000-horsepower tugboat Legend and 330,000-barrel tank barge 750-2 at a ceremony in Tampa, Fla. Together, the vessels comprise the company’s newest articulated-tug-barge
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 — IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets for its 64th session October 1-5. As ever, its work will result in yet more regulatory burdens on shipowners, who will
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 — Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) said today that a subsidiary has entered into a turnkey construction contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) to construct
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $296,126,089 modification to a previously awarded Navy contract (N00024-09-C-2116) for procurement of additional long-lead-time material and continuation of
